Allergic rhinitis and asthma comorbidity: ARIA classification of rhinitis does not correlate with the prevalence of asthma

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 954-960

  Antonicelli, L ^a   Micucci, C ^a   Voltolini, S ^b   Feliziani, V ^c   Senna, G E ^d   Di Blasi, P ^e   Visona G ^e   De Marco, R ^f   Bonifazi, F ^a  

^a OSPEDALI RIUNITI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^c Unit of Medicine   (Italy)

^d Verona Major Hospital   (Italy)

^e GSK   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Allergic asthma; Allergic rhinitis; ARIA; Italy

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; CAT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MITE; MULTICENTER STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIZATION; SEX RATIO; SKIN TEST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALLERGENS; ASTHMA; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GUIDELINES; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREVALENCE; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES;

EID: 34447511607     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: 13652222     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2007.02729.x     Document Type: Article

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